Mimi Torchia Boothby

Another Scottish Wildcat

I try to imagine what it would be like to come upon a Scottish Wildcat in the woods, if that was even possible. I imagine she would look like this. This is a handpainted watercolor painting on fine Arches paper. It measures 11 x 15″ and it is for sale for $175.00. All proceeds of…

June 3, 2013

Scottish Wild Cat

This cat has fascinated me for many many years. Not much bigger than a domestic cat, but smarter, faster, stronger and simply ferocious, this amazing animal lives in the roughest parts of Scotland. Other cats related to the Scottish Wildcat used to live all over Europe. Now not too many of them are left. A…

May 28, 2013

My best friend

Growing up, many little girls fall in love with horses. A few lucky ones actually get to be around horses and even fewer to have horses of their own. Acting out my own dream, I moved to Idaho when I was 18 years old, and by the time I was 21, I owned my own…

May 27, 2013

Hat Killer

Nothing is more ferocious than a young house cat with a new toy. Here, Abby does her best to kill a soft woolen hat. This painting is sold and measures 11″ x 15″

May 22, 2013

Iberian Lynx, rarest of cats

Using techniques I learned at Bev Jozwiak’s workshop, I decided to try a few paintings. This first one is the Iberian Lynx. I felt that it is an important cat to paint because there are so few of them and they are so beautiful. I figure the more people that know about this cat, the…

May 21, 2013